excruciate
excruciate[ɪkˈskruːʃɪeɪt, ɛk-]verb- [with obj.](rare)torment (someone) physically or mentally
(罕)使受酷刑;折磨
I stand back, excruciated by the possibility.
我向后退了一步,为可能发生的事情烦躁不安。
派生excruciationnoun语源- late 16th cent.: from Latin excruciat- 'tormented', from the verb excruciare (based on crux, cruc- 'a cross')
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